The Cracked Mirror of Heroes
Monday, November 17, 2025
Suharto was given the title of hero by his former son-in-law. Fantasmatic.
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IN Indonesia, hero is not simply an honorary title, but a symbolic instrument loaded with ideological significance. Every November, state officials update the list of figures deemed worthy of representing the nation’s spirit, as if history could be rewritten through the conferral of honor.
After 15 years of stagnation, an irony emerged: the government bestowed the title of hero on Suharto—a figure synonymous with the authoritari
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